diff --git a/yazi-core/src/manager/manager.rs b/yazi-core/src/manager/manager.rs
index 4250eab4..f536185c 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/manager/manager.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/manager/manager.rs
@@ -52,4 +52,7 @@ impl Manager {
 
 	#[inline]
 	pub fn selected_or_hovered(&self) -> Vec<&Url> { self.tabs.active().selected_or_hovered() }
+
+	#[inline]
+	pub fn hovered_and_selected(&self) -> Vec<&Url> { self.tabs.active().hovered_and_selected() }
 }
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/tab/commands/shell.rs b/yazi-core/src/tab/commands/shell.rs
index a74ca0f0..0dadec4a 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/tab/commands/shell.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/tab/commands/shell.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl Tab {
 		}
 
 		let mut opt = opt.into() as Opt;
-		let selected: Vec<_> = self.selected_or_hovered().into_iter().cloned().collect();
+		let selected: Vec<_> = self.hovered_and_selected().into_iter().cloned().collect();
 
 		tokio::spawn(async move {
 			if !opt.confirm || opt.exec.is_empty() {
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/tab/tab.rs b/yazi-core/src/tab/tab.rs
index d354ed0b..503cee01 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/tab/tab.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/tab/tab.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ impl Tab {
 		}
 	}
 
+	pub fn hovered_and_selected(&self) -> Vec<&Url> {
+		let mut a = self.current.hovered().map(|h| vec![&h.url]).unwrap_or_default();
+		a.extend(self.selected.iter());
+		a
+	}
+
 	// --- History
 	#[inline]
 	pub fn history_new(&mut self, url: &Url) -> Folder {
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/external/shell.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/external/shell.rs
index 76d1ca73..375c85a2 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/external/shell.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/external/shell.rs
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ pub fn shell(opt: ShellOpt) -> Result<Child> {
 			.stdout(opt.stdio())
 			.stderr(opt.stdio())
 			.arg(opt.cmd)
-			.arg("") // $0 is the command name
-			.args(opt.args)
+			.arg(&opt.args[0]) // $0 is the hovered file
+			.args(&opt.args[1..])
 			.kill_on_drop(!opt.orphan)
 			.pre_exec(move || {
 				if opt.orphan && libc::setpgid(0i32, 0i32) < 0 {